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I admit the fairly high rating may reflect this book hits the spot for me in several ways. I love books that cross genres, and this one is a melange of mystery, suspense/thriller and historical fiction--and one set in my own beloved New York City--albeit that of 1896. I admit I got a kick out of reading of familiar streets and landmarks, and those of the gilded age that have disappeared. This is written as the first person account of John Schuyler Moore, a crime reporter for the New York Times.
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I can’t stand listening to this for another minute. Not only is the subject matter dark, twisted and personally distasteful to me, but I am just not buying what the author is selling.
Our investigators consist of a psychologist (alienist), an investigative journalist, a police secretary, and 2 police detectives. Seemingly overnight, somehow they are all miraculously transformed into profiling specialists. “What about this? What about that? Maybe it was because of this? If that was true then this ...more
Our investigators consist of a psychologist (alienist), an investigative journalist, a police secretary, and 2 police detectives. Seemingly overnight, somehow they are all miraculously transformed into profiling specialists. “What about this? What about that? Maybe it was because of this? If that was true then this ...more
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